From a DeKalb County Public Library press release…

DEKALB COUNTY – All DeKalb County Public Library branches will close for furlough days on Monday, November 8 and Monday, December 6, 2010 due to county budget shortfalls. However, online services will remain available through our eBranch at dekalblibrary.org, including the Catalog.

The Library will attempt to re-schedule programs planned for those days. Please check with staff at your local branch.

West Ponce de Leon Avenue, Decatur GA (pic submitted by Andisheh)

The notes from the city’s first Community Academy, entitled “Going Mobile”, are now online along with the video above, sharing resident reactions.

Though the document doesn’t indicate any sort of decided upon resolution between pedestrians, bikers and drivers, the tilt of the 13 pages of suggestions leans decidedly towards the foot-powered modes of transportation over the gas-powered ones.  In fact, aside from suggestions of free downtown parking for residents and concerns about the Church street road diet, I really didn’t see much that promoted greater individual car use.

And while many resident suggestions offered at the meeting have already been written down in the city’s community transportation plan (indicated in the notes with an *) there was one that permeated many of the sections of discussion at the meeting, which hasn’t gotten much air-time yet:  a Decatur shuttle service.

Here a sampling of the brainstorming bullets that specifically reference a “shuttle”:

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In a note from the organizers of Decatur Farmer’s Market posted on The Decatur Minute…

Since Labor Day there has been a drop off in the number of shoppers at both the Saturday and Wednesday markets, particularly the Saturday market. School starts, kids get busy with activities, and the number of events increases. This is the first year the Decatur Markets have been open year-round so remember to stop by and shop. You gotta eat, right?

All the talk of picture books this past week riled my curiosity about other people’s favorites.

Which are YOUR favorites and which are your KIDS’ favorites?